PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Improvisation for Six Timpani

Timpani Solo - 5.5

SKU: KN.13648

(6 Advanced Timpani Solos). Composed by John H. Beck. Solo. Timpani Solo. Kendor Music Inc #13648. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.13648).

UPC: 822795136487.

These six grade 5+ works by legendary timpanist John H. Beck are unique and will challenge any advanced players as they work to perfect their playing and improvisation skills. Ideal for recital and jury performances.

SBar vocal soli, SATB voices (with divisi voices), oboe, temple blocks, timpani, organ, 3 dancers

SKU: CA.1905400

Composed by Thomas Gabriel. This edition: Paperbound. Contemporary Choir Music. German title: Der Kreuzweg (+ Cd). Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide. Full score. Composed 2005. 36 pages. Duration 60 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 19.054/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1905400).

ISBN 9790007140120. Language: German.

The Stations of the Cross are a centuries-old element in worship services which are firmly anchored in the visual arts. There is hardly a Catholic church which does not include a representation of the via dolorosa in its interior design. Thus it is all the more astonishing that this subject is not nearly so widely portrayed in music. Franz Liszt (Via crucis) and Marcel Dupre, with his ingenious improvisation which later became a composition, are practically the only representatives of this genre of composition in music history. The present work for a cappella choir, three dancers, timpani, baritone and soprano soloists, oboe and organ offers a new approach to the literary model of the Stations of the Cross. The emphasis rests with the choir, which is responsible for six Stations of the Cross. Here, in part, the stations are assigned associative text from poetry (e.g., Christian Morgenstern and Michelangelo). Three dancers dance the three Stations of falling in a setting filled with black light, accompanied by a speech motet provided on CD. The organ appears in a solo capacity and as an accompaniment to the solo singers. The timpani announce the horror of death by crucifixion. Together this collage-like work forms a magnificent whole. The duration is 60 minutes.

SBar vocal soli, SATB voices (with divisi voices), oboe, temple blocks, timpani, organ, 3 dancers

SKU: CA.1905404

Composed by Thomas Gabriel. Contemporary Choir Music. German title: Der Kreuzweg (+ Cd). Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide. Choir part. Composed 2005. 8 pages. Duration 60 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 19.054/04. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1905404).

ISBN 9790007192624. Language: German.

The Stations of the Cross are a centuries-old element in worship services which are firmly anchored in the visual arts. There is hardly a Catholic church which does not include a representation of the via dolorosa in its interior design. Thus it is all the more astonishing that this subject is not nearly so widely portrayed in music. Franz Liszt (Via crucis) and Marcel Dupre, with his ingenious improvisation which later became a composition, are practically the only representatives of this genre of composition in music history. The present work for a cappella choir, three dancers, timpani, baritone and soprano soloists, oboe and organ offers a new approach to the literary model of the Stations of the Cross. The emphasis rests with the choir, which is responsible for six Stations of the Cross. Here, in part, the stations are assigned associative text from poetry (e.g., Christian Morgenstern and Michelangelo). Three dancers dance the three Stations of falling in a setting filled with black light, accompanied by a speech motet provided on CD. The organ appears in a solo capacity and as an accompaniment to the solo singers. The timpani announce the horror of death by crucifixion. Together this collage-like work forms a magnificent whole. The duration is 60 minutes. Score and part available separately - see item CA.1905400.

SBar vocal soli, SATB voices (with divisi voices), oboe, temple blocks, timpani, organ, 3 dancers

SKU: CA.1905405

Composed by Thomas Gabriel. Contemporary Choir Music. German title: Der Kreuzweg (+ Cd). Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide. Choral Score. Composed 2005. 20 pages. Duration 60 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 19.054/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1905405).

ISBN 9790007161293. Language: German.

The Stations of the Cross are a centuries-old element in worship services which are firmly anchored in the visual arts. There is hardly a Catholic church which does not include a representation of the via dolorosa in its interior design. Thus it is all the more astonishing that this subject is not nearly so widely portrayed in music. Franz Liszt (Via crucis) and Marcel Dupre, with his ingenious improvisation which later became a composition, are practically the only representatives of this genre of composition in music history. The present work for a cappella choir, three dancers, timpani, baritone and soprano soloists, oboe and organ offers a new approach to the literary model of the Stations of the Cross. The emphasis rests with the choir, which is responsible for six Stations of the Cross. Here, in part, the stations are assigned associative text from poetry (e.g., Christian Morgenstern and Michelangelo). Three dancers dance the three Stations of falling in a setting filled with black light, accompanied by a speech motet provided on CD. The organ appears in a solo capacity and as an accompaniment to the solo singers. The timpani announce the horror of death by crucifixion. Together this collage-like work forms a magnificent whole. The duration is 60 minutes. Score available separately - see item CA.1905400.

SBar vocal soli, SATB voices (with divisi voices), oboe, temple blocks, timpani, organ, 3 dancers

SKU: CA.1905419

Composed by Thomas Gabriel. Contemporary Choir Music. German title: Der Kreuzweg (+ Cd). Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 2005. 22 pages. Duration 60 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 19.054/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1905419).

ISBN 9790007141110. Language: German.

The Stations of the Cross are a centuries-old element in worship services which are firmly anchored in the visual arts. There is hardly a Catholic church which does not include a representation of the via dolorosa in its interior design. Thus it is all the more astonishing that this subject is not nearly so widely portrayed in music. Franz Liszt (Via crucis) and Marcel Dupre, with his ingenious improvisation which later became a composition, are practically the only representatives of this genre of composition in music history. The present work for a cappella choir, three dancers, timpani, baritone and soprano soloists, oboe and organ offers a new approach to the literary model of the Stations of the Cross. The emphasis rests with the choir, which is responsible for six Stations of the Cross. Here, in part, the stations are assigned associative text from poetry (e.g., Christian Morgenstern and Michelangelo). Three dancers dance the three Stations of falling in a setting filled with black light, accompanied by a speech motet provided on CD. The organ appears in a solo capacity and as an accompaniment to the solo singers. The timpani announce the horror of death by crucifixion. Together this collage-like work forms a magnificent whole. The duration is 60 minutes. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1905400.

String Instruments, Soprano

SKU: HL.14032750

Composed by John Tavener. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2002. 28 pages. Chester Music #CH61160. Published by Chester Music (HL.14032750).

ISBN 9780711992771.

John Tavener 'Agraphon' arranged for soprano, timpani and strings. Commissioned by the Athens Concert Hall, first performed on 29th October 1995. The music contains two symbolic ideas - the first being the opening series of intervals which appear to be inexhaustible in their multifaceted symbolism, representing the music of the spheres. If the angel's song is indeed one of knowledge, they could not choose a better theme of harmony. And then there is the apparent evil of the endless series of spiralling sixths and sevenths, falling without apparent hope of redemption through an eternal geometric series, down into a hellish realm. Agraphon must be performed with great intensity, literally at the breaking point of intensity and petrification. For the voice the style alternates between European and classical Indian singing; for example, the passage beginning on page 12 is entirely semi-improvised. The singer must listen to many examples of classical Indian music, or else be trained by a master. The music ends fiercely at the incomprehensible clash and union between the Divine and the human. Duration 22 minutes. Instrumental parts are available on hire only.

Chamber Music Percussion, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4

SKU: PR.114409860

Concertino for Roto Toms and Percussion Quartet. Composed by William Kraft. Encounters. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 1976. 27+12+10+10+10+10 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-40986. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114409860).

UPC: 680160014644.

Here I have adapted a standard musical form to a contemporary medium. The concertino is a small concerto: a one-movement work that draws upon the basic principles of the concerto form - two bodies of sound which at times compete, contrast, or act together. The piece explores the musical possibilities of Roto-toms. The sound of these drums is a cross between a tom-tom and a timpani, and their pitch is changed by rotating the drum. During the course of the work, the various effects used include pitch and fingernail glissandi; playing on the rims; and playing on the heads with fingers, brushes, timpani sticks, wood mallets or rattan. Harmonics on the octave and the fourth above the fundamental pitch are produced by the drums when weights (in this case, small pitched cymbales called crotales) are placed in the center of the drum heads. In return the drum itself acts a resonator for the crotales, which also have a fundamental pitch when played on the face and a partial a fifth above when played on the center dome. The opening section of the concertino introduces a motive, played by the soloist, while the ensemble sustains a bowed chord on the vibraphone. Following this cadenza-like introduction, the piece gradually moves into a bright 6/8 tempo that is characterized by constant sixteenth notes in all parts. After a brief period of interaction, the ensemble continues its sixteenth notes patterns and the soloist plays and improvised solo. Next, an interlude is presented by the ensemble which leads to a dramatic recapitulation by the soloist of the motivic material. A thematically-derived coda concludes the work. Encounters VI, commissioned by Remo Belli, is dedicated to Jennifer Kraft, the composer's daughter. The premiere performance took place in 1976 at the MENC National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and was performed by the Temple University Percussion Ensemble conducted by Glenn Steele. --William Kraft.

Bass Drum, Chimes, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Spring Coil, Tam-tam, Vibraphone, Wind Chimes

SKU: PR.11440986S

Composed by William Kraft. Full score. With Standard notation. 27 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-40986S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11440986S).

UPC: 680160014651.

Here I have adapted a standard musical form to a contemporary medium. The concertino is a small concerto: a one-movement work that draws upon the basic principles of the concerto form - two bodies of sound which at times compete, contrast, or act together. The piece explores the musical possibilities of Roto-toms. The sound of these drums is a cross between a tom-tom and a timpani, and their pitch is changed by rotating the drum. During the course of the work, the various effects used include pitch and fingernail glissandi; playing on the rims; and playing on the heads with fingers, brushes, timpani sticks, wood mallets or rattan. Harmonics on the octave and the fourth above the fundamental pitch are produced by the drums when weights (in this case, small pitched cymbales called crotales) are placed in the center of the drum heads. In return the drum itself acts a resonator for the crotales, which also have a fundamental pitch when played on the face and a partial a fifth above when played on the center dome. The opening section of the concertino introduces a motive, played by the soloist, while the ensemble sustains a bowed chord on the vibraphone. Following this cadenza-like introduction, the piece gradually moves into a bright 6/8 tempo that is characterized by constant sixteenth notes in all parts. After a brief period of interaction, the ensemble continues its sixteenth notes patterns and the soloist plays and improvised solo. Next, an interlude is presented by the ensemble which leads to a dramatic recapitulation by the soloist of the motivic material. A thematically-derived coda concludes the work. Encounters VI, commissioned by Remo Belli, is dedicated to Jennifer Kraft, the composer's daughter. The premiere performance took place in 1976 at the MENC National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and was performed by the Temple University Percussion Ensemble conducted by Glenn Steele. --William Kraft.